A thief caught on tape robbing a store owner of $300 was apprehended by authorities in Top Hat, Washington Monday, but not before starring in his own viral video, as he surprisingly apologized in earnest to the man he was robbing.

The bizarre story took place at a Shell station in Seattle owned by John Henry, who was manning the counter at the time a man came in, bought a cup of coffee, pulled out a gun and told him, “I’m robbing you, sir.